Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

We noted the letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, to the Home Secretary on the policing of protests in the United Kingdom. Joshua Rozenberg has subsequently suggested on Substack that it is possibly not the best time for his intervention:

“The commissioner’s mandate includes identifying ‘possible shortcomings in the law and practice of member states concerning the compliance with human rights’. He would presumably argue that he is doing no more than that. And his letter to the Home Secretary also complains about restrictions on other types of protest — as well as legislation currently before Parliament that would restrict the use of face-coverings. Continue reading →